Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
THE LAST DAY.
Closing up of an Interesting Ses-
sion-Will Adjourn To-
night.

The Conference met at the ap-
pointed hour, the prayer meeting be-
ing led by B. F. johnson.
The minutes of Saturdays session
were read and approved.
The Bishop announced that after
the sermon yesterday morning, he
had ordained John R. Divelblss and
VIM. q, Roper, travelling preachers,
to the Office of deacon; and also at
the same time and to the same Office,
the following local preachers, namely:
Geo. Castle, Marion T E. Potter,
Levi T. Fawks and Bowman D. Sip
pie. Also that on Sabbath evening,
after a sermon by Rev .J.H Prltchet,,
Rev. E. X. Miller reading the epistIe
and Rev. Geo. Needham reading the
Gospel, and Rev. E. K. Miller, Rev.
j. D. Vinci!, Rev. j. E. Shores and
Rev. George Needham assisting in
the laying on Of hands, he ordained
the following Elders, namely: Dun.
can N. Epperson, Thomas III. Rucker.
John E. Squires, Jesse D.. Hunt, Jas
B. Parnall and VIM. O. Fish, the last
named being a local preacher.
S. W. Cape was granted a superan.
usted relation.
The BOARD Of Education made
their report which was adopted, after
an animated discussion participated
in by a number of the members of the
| Conference.
The report of the committee OF
books and periodicals was read ant
adopted.
Reports were also read and adopt
ed from the following committees
Bible cause, Temperance and Dis
trict Conference records.
The report of the Committee OF
Temperance elected an earnest dis
cussion which was participated in b,
E. X. Miller, John Anderson, w. E
Dockery and others.
B. II. Stillwell was granted a sup
ernumerary relation.
Palmyra, Fayette, Carrollton ant
Gallatin were nominated for the mex
session of the Conference and Gala.
tin was selected.
The Sunday School Board made
It's report which was adopted. Thu
Board of Trust of the Conference
fund also made its report.
The statistics were read, a sum
mary of which is as follows: Loca
preachers, 1854 White members, SO.
922; colored members, ID net gail
this year, 1872: number of infant
baptized, $40; number of churches
1854 "a; amount collected for foreigl
missions, $7,106.1 Is collected TO
domestic missions. S4,0S6; collects
for church extension, $2,272. IS; col
lected for education, 1885. so; col
lected for Bible cause, $3.50 TIL
hour having arrived for adjournment
the Conference adjourned until 7:3
tonight, when the appointments vii
be announced and final adjournment
taken.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TEMPERANCE
To the Bishop and members of the Missou
Conference, NJ. Z. Church, South.
The Missouri annual Conferenc
at its session in Columbia in 1885,
passed a resolution inducing GU
membership to sustain the cause O
temperance by all lawful means
FIRST. by sustaining from the use Q
intoxicating drink, as a beverage
secondly, by seeking the passage o
fair and just laws by the State, al
thorizing prohibition by counties an
communities"
Your committee now report that th
General Assembly, in Difference t
public sentiments, has passed q la,
granting to the people Of each coun
ty and city OF over $500 inhabitant
in the State the right to determin
by vote as to whether license shall b
granted for the sale Of intoxicatin,
drink ss a beverage or not. w
ought to be thankful to Almight
7 God that the law has now placed tn
: responsibility on each local cemmuu
: ity and county for the cont;nuanc
Z or the suppression OF this great evil
Hence your committee believes tbs
|. it is q subject Of congratulation tbs
the question Of the suppression G
this traffic, by this law is eliminate
= from the ordinary political question,
and that it appeals to the good juds
ment OF men Of all political partie,
to cooperate for the suppression
the great evil; we therefore recon